"On the eve of the winter break, last season's defending champions Atletico Madrid have achieved a surprising result in La Liga...... In the last 18 league games, they are top of the league with 12 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, which is not a particularly perfect result, but with other strong teams not performing as well as they want, they are already seven points ahead of second-placed Deportivo La Coruna! In addition to Atletico, the following eight teams are all huge teams that are attacking the Champions League region! Second-placed Deportivo La Coruna has thirty-three points, while eighth-place Valencia has thirty-three points! Ninth-placed Barcelona have 27 points and the battle for the top few places is sure to be fierce! Atletico's performance was not particularly impressive, but they won as many games as they could in the first half of the season, which allowed them to accumulate advantages bit by bit, and Dick, who led the team to the league and the Champions League for the first time, showed his outstanding ability! ”

The elder Hill looked at the latest Marca report on the first half of the La Liga season in his office, and a smile appeared on his face.

Then there was a knock on his office door.

"Please come in." Old Hill raised his voice.

The next moment, Dick easily pushed open the door and walked in, and sat down at Old Hill's desk.

"Merry Christmas, boss." Dick said with a smile.

"yes, I'm happy this Christmas, especially when I see our rankings."

Old Hill put down the newspaper in his hand and said with a smile: "Di, I have said it many times, but I still want to say this time that being able to promote you to be the first team manager of Atletico Madrid is the wisest move I have made since I took charge of Atletico Madrid." ”

Dick smiled slightly, but did not answer.

"I remember when I was president of Atletico...... I brought two men, the Argentine coach Menotti, who was one of the best managers in the world at the time, and the player, Portugal's number one player, Futre...... I thought I would win the league title at that time, but I didn't expect to wait 10 years to win my first league title. Before you, I changed more than two dozen managers, and it wasn't until you took over that I found the best fit for Atletico! Di, my health is getting worse and worse, maybe I will soon go to see God, or Satan, who can say...... But I definitely don't want Atletico to continue to lose you after I'm gone. ”

Over the past year or so, Old Hill's old state has become more and more obvious, Dick listened silently to Old Hill sighing, looking at the face that was already obviously old, thinking about the time when he met Old Hill two years ago, although Old Hill had just come out of the lawsuit, he still looked so high-spirited, although he was sixty-seven years old at that time, but he only looked like a man in his fifties.

Now, at the age of sixty-nine, Hill looks like a real old man.

"Di, I know it's hard for a manager like you to stay in a club forever, but don't forget, before Ferguson coached, Manchester United may not have won many more titles than Atletico Madrid, Ferguson has built Manchester United into the best club in the world for more than ten years, and the Edwards family has given him the most trust, I believe you can do this, you can build Atletico Madrid into the best team, and the Hill family can also give you the most trust and leave the whole team to you to manage. Everything about the team is under your control! Old Hill's voice suddenly raised, and his eyes flashed with fanatical brilliance: "The Edwards family can do so many things with Manchester United, and the Hill family can do the same, the Edwards family has found Ferguson, and the Hill family has found you...... What the Edwards family can do, we can do too! ”

Looking at Old Hill, who looked a little excited, Dick lowered his head, and then quickly raised his head.

"Boss, to be honest, if it were you, I'm sure you'd always trust me, but if someone else were the chairman, I don't think I'd be able to have the power I have now."

After shaking his head, Dick continued: "Boss, I know how much you value me...... In the whole La Liga, no coach can have such power as me - I am in charge of the annual transfer fee, the whole team is in my hands, and even the staff of the club, as long as it is related to the team, I have the right to fire them and let another person work in the club! No manager has ever had that power! To be able to give me that much power as a young manager, only you would do that! That's why I've had a very happy and successful life at Atletico Madrid! No one else would have given me that kind of power...... Boss, I'm willing to stay at Atletico as long as I can always have that environment. ”

Old Hill looked at Dick, and laughed.

"I knew you were going to say that." Old Hill smiled mysteriously, very happy: "I now have a way to ensure that you have a say in the club all the time, how about it?" ”

Dick was stunned for a moment.

"I've got an estimate of what you have now...... It's probably around five million dollars. ”

Old Hill didn't look at Dick's expression, but said to himself: "If you come up with these five million, I can make the decision and transfer five percent of my shares in Atletico to you, and you will also be the majority shareholder of Atletico Madrid at that time...... In addition to your salary and bonuses, you will also be able to share the dividends every year...... What do you think? At that time, you are also a shareholder of Atletico Madrid, you will naturally be able to get enough power, and you will also have the right to speak in the club, and when the whole team will naturally be at your disposal, others will not be able to shake your position at all! ”

Dick was really stunned - he didn't expect the old Hill to make such a decision - as a manager, if he can become a shareholder in the club, it can be regarded as the highest level - Wenger is one of the shareholders of Arsenal, so his position at Arsenal has always been very stable, and at the same time he has done his best to do things for the team, of course, Ferguson is a little better, although he is not a shareholder of Manchester United, but he himself does not say retirement, no one will dare to ask him to retire.

If Dick becomes a shareholder of Atletico Madrid, even if the old Hill goes to see God in two years, his interests in the club will not be harmed, and as a shareholder, he can run the team as his own monolith, not let anyone interfere in the management of the team, and at the same time in addition to receiving salary, he can also pay dividends every year - this is a lot of income.

You know, a club like Atletico Madrid, five percent of the shares are only five million dollars, which is really unbelievably cheap - Atletico Madrid is not an ordinary small club, it can be seen from the distribution of La Liga broadcast rights in later generations, in addition to Real Madrid and Barcelona's broadcast fees add up to more than 50%, which is undoubtedly a giant, Atletico Madrid's share of La Liga broadcast fees can exceed 10%! The fourth-most team - if Atletico have a better result than usual under Dick's command, then their share of the game will be higher than Valencia's, the stadium, half of the Madrid city support...... All this makes Atletico Madrid not bad for money, even in the era of the two-person turn, Atletico Madrid is also the best economic and richest club in addition to Real Madrid and Barcelona, and it is a very comfortable thing to be a shareholder in such a club.

The elder Hill now owns 89 percent of Atletico's shares, and the other shareholders add up to only 11 percent, and Dick's 5 percent is enough to become the third largest shareholder, and the power to speak is very large.

The method that Old Hill came up with can be said to dispel Dick's concerns to the greatest extent, and also gave Dick a reason to stay in Atletico Madrid!

"Boss, I think I need to think about it." Dick thought for a moment and replied.

"No problem, this kind of thing is bigger, of course you need to think about it." Old Hill smiled and said, "And it's not like I'm going to transfer the shares to you right now...... It's the middle of the season, and it's a hassle to transfer the accounts or whatever, and if you agree, I think it's better to wait until the end of the season to get it done, a new season, a new start, right? ”

Dick nodded, he understood what old Hill meant, if the shares were transferred in the middle of the season, just a few cumbersome details would be enough to make Dick busy and crazy - this is not enough to let his subordinates do it, such a large share delivery, Dick must personally go out and look at it, and he still coaches the team or not? What's next for the team's results? So closing after the end of the season is the best way to do it, and to leave time for everyone to think about it.

When Dick left Old Hill's office, Little Hill walked in.

"Father, are you really going to give a stake in the Dick Club?"

"That's right, it's the only way to tie him to Atletico. A coach's contract is not too binding, with Dick's ability and current fame, many giants are willing to pay for breaking the contract to poach him, think about the previous rumor, fortunately it's just a rumor, if it's true, Real Madrid is really going to poach him, and Dick is moved by Real Madrid, we don't have any reason to stop him from leaving, and although Atletico Madrid is very strong now, you should also know how many players are coming for Dick - although it's me who pays them salaries, However, they joined Atletico Madrid in the hope that Dick could bring the title! If he leaves, I'm afraid many players will choose to leave too, can Atletico still be able to maintain their current competitiveness? Old Hill nodded.

Seeing that little Hill was still a little unwilling, Old Hill sighed: "Son, why can't you figure it out?" Even if I give him 5% of the shares, we still have a big advantage in the shares, more than 80% of the shares are enough for our family to continue to control Atletico! And he's just going to be our best friend! Such a top manager, he can almost coach for 50 years! How many trophies has he been able to bring to Atletico in 50 years? What kind of status can Atletico achieve? The cost of this share is simply too good for money...... Besides, do you have any enmity with him? Even if there is an enmity, you can use him well and let him help you, which is the real benefit...... Son, in this world, everything is empty, only interests are eternal! ”

Listening to Old Hill's words, Little Hill nodded a little unwillingly, in fact, Old Hill never understood why Little Hill didn't like Dick......